False bomb threat at Perry County middle school results in the arrest of two students

State police say a bomb threat written on the wall a girls' restroom in West Perry Middle School in Spring Township, Perry County, led to the evacuation of the school Monday around noon.

School staff contacted police who evacuated students and staff and searched the school for any explosives. No bomb was found, but an investigation revealed that two girls had written the message, police say.

The girls were arrested at the scene and charges are pending through Perry County Juvenile Probation.

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